Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Eva M. Mountain Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 10/15/2009.

Processing Information

Accessioned and processed  in October 2009 by Ute Schechter.

Biographical Note

Eva M. Mountain (1915-1997) was the wife of Clifton R. Mountain (1912-1996) of  Dover, Foxcroft, Maine. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Eva M. Mountain">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Eva M. Mountain</a>.

Scope and Contents

Diary, 1965-1969 of Eva M. Mountain (1915-1997) of Dover, Foxcroft, Maine. In brief daily entries she described daily chores and social life of herself and her husband Clifton R. Mountain. She would have been 50 years old at the time and makes references to working part-time and summers. She frequently mentions her son Stuart Rodney Mountain, who seems to have been in college or graduate school at the time. Also mentions local events and from time to time she comments on national and international occurrences .Also included are some loose items from the back of the diary, like notes with people's names and addresses and a few newspaper clippings.

Index Terms

Genre/Form of Material:

• Diaries

Geographic Name:

• Maine--Social life and customs--20th century.

Topical Term:

• Women--Diaries.

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